Palau Fruit Dove vs Rose-crowned Fruit Dove

Palau Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus pelewensis

Medium93 gForest

The Palau fruit dove is 23 to 25 cm (9.1–9.8 in) long and weighs around 93 g (3.3 oz). The species has a grey head, neck and breast with a purple cap and yellow line. There is an orange band across the lower breast and belly and olive-green back, wings and tail. Both sexes are alike. Juvenile birds resemble the adults but lack the purple cap, the green upperparts are lined with yellow and the belly is yellow.

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Photo: Lin Scott · CC BY 4.0

Rose-crowned Fruit Dove

Ptilinopus regina

Medium102 gForest

The rose-crowned fruit dove is 22 cm (8.7 in) long and has a grey head and breast, an orange belly, whitish throat, yellow-orange iris, and greyish green bill and feet. It has a pinkish-red crown with yellow border. The Indonesian subspecies, P. r. xanthogaster, has a whitish crown and paler grey head and breast. Both sexes are similar. The young has a green-colored crown and plumage.

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Photo: Tim from Ithaca · CC BY 2.0

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